Architecture

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Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design, an ADDA-approved publication, provides comprehensive instruction for preparing architectural working drawings using traditional and computer-based methods. The text also serves as a reference for design and construction principles and methods. Featuring numerous interesting photos of residences and architectural features, this up-to-date, introductory text provides instruction in three primary areas of residential architecture: architectural design, construction methods, and architectural drafting.
Its highly effective format organizes content in a logical order of use around the design-building process, making the text easy to understand and appealing to students and instructors. Coverage of green building technology, sustainable design, and building information modeling (BIM) complement foundational learning. Each chapter includes objectives, key terms, Internet resources, review questions that assess multiple levels of learning, and suggested activities for individuals or small groups to facilitate learning and challenge students to use residential design principles and problem-solving skills. During his career, Dr. Clois E. Kicklighter was a nationally known educator and the author of several books in the fields of architecture, drafting, and construction technology. He held a variety of industrial, teaching, and administrative positions and retired as dean and professor at the School of Technology at Indiana State University. He held the highest leadership positions in the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT). Dr. Kicklighter was awarded the respected Charles Keith Medal for exceptional leadership in the technology profession. Dr. Kicklighter’s published textbooks include Drafting & Design: Engineering Drawing Using Manual and CAD Techniques; Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, and Stone; Residential Housing and Interiors; Upholstery Fundamentals; and Modern Woodworking.
W. Scott Thomas is an instructor of architectural design drafting for the Signature Architecture Program at Shadow Ridge High School, Dysart Unified School District, in Surprise, Arizona. Mr. Thomas teaches residential and commercial architectural design, structural steel detailing/modeling, civil drafting, and GIS technology. Scott has been a secondary and postsecondary educator for 25 years and is the owner and principal building designer of Thomas Design Associates, LLC. Scott also does extensive work with the Arizona Department of Education’s CTE Division as a member of numerous architectural design drafting curriculum development and guidelines committees. During his teaching career, Scott has had national champions in architectural drafting competitions at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. In 2015, the Signature Architecture Program at Shadow Ridge High School was named the Outstanding Technical Education Program by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). In 2016, the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) awarded Scott with the Teacher Excellence award and the Signature Architecture Program with the Program Excellence award. Scott’s educational background includes a master’s degree in career and technical education and a bachelor’s degree in education from Northern Arizona University. He is a master certified career and technical educator (MCCTE) with the Association for Skilled and Technical Sciences (ASTS) and is a Director Emeritus of the American Design Drafting Association (ADDA).
 

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